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To draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented.

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Inference

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An emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attach using strong, abusive language.

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Invective

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The contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant. The difference between what appears to be and what is actually true.

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Irony/Ironic

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When two words, phrases, images, ideas are placed close together or side by side for comparison or contrast.

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Juxtaposition

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Means "simple," or "plain" in Greek. A figure of thought in which a point is affirmed by negating its opposite. Ex: He's no fool.

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Litotes

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A type of sentence in which the main idea comes first, followed my dependent grammatical units such as phrases and clauses.

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Loose Sentence

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A figure of speech using implied comparison of seemingly unlike things or the substitution of one for the other, suggesting some similarity.

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Metaphor

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Means "changed label" or "substitute name" in Greek. A figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with.

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Metaonymy

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Deals with verbal units and a speaker's attitude. The prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of a work.

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Mood

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The telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events.

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Narrative

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A figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words. Ex: Buzz, hiss, crack.

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Onomatopoeia

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Means "pointedly foolish" in Greek. A figure of speech wherein the author groups apparently contradictory terms to suggest a paradox.

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Oxymoron

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Means "beside the other" in Greek. Refers to the grammatical or rhetorical framing of words, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs to give structural similarity.

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Parallelism

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The strict, literal, dictionary definition of a word, devoid of any emotion attitude, or color.

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Denotation

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Repetition of a word or phrase after an intervening word or phrase. ex: We will do it, I tell you; we will do it.

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Diacope

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Related style, refers to the writer's word choice, especially with regard to their correctness, clearness, or effectiveness.

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Diction

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Means "teaching" in Greek. Didactic works have the primary aim of teaching or instructing, especially moral or ethical principles.

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Didactic

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Figure of amplification in which a subject is divided into constituent parts or details, and may include a listing of causes, problems, solutions, conditions, and consequences; the listing or detailing of the parts of something.

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Enumeratio

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Figure of emphasis in which a single word or short phrase, usually interrupting normal speech, is used to lend emphasis to the words on either side of the expletive. Ex: In fact, You know, Certainly.

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Expletive

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Means "good speech" in Greek. A more agreeable or less offensive substitute for a unpleasant word or concept.

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Euphemism

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Purpose is to explain something. The introductory material, which creates the tone, and introduces the characters and conflict.

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Exposition

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A metaphor developed a great length, occurring frequently in or throughout the work.

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Extended Metaphor

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Writing or speech that is not intended to carry literal meaning and is usually meant to me imaginative and vivid.

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Figurative Language

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A device used to produce figurative language. Many compare dissimilar things.

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Figure of Speech

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This term describes traditions for each genre. Help to define each genre; Ex: they differentiate an essay and journalistic writing.

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Generic Conventions

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The major category into which a literary work fits. The basic devisions of literature are prose, poetry, and drama.

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Genre

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This term literally means "sermon," but can also include any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice.

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Homily

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A figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement. Often have a comic effect; however a serious effect is also possible.

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Hyperbole

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Figure of reasoning in which one or more questions is/are asked and then answered, often at length, by one and the same speaker; raising and responding to one's own question(s).

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Hypophora

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The sensory details or figurative language used to describe, arouse emotion, or represent abstractions. Uses the terms related to the 5 senses.

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Imagery

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A statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense but upon closer inspection contains some degree of truth or validity.

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Paradox

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Do not serve to identify or define the antecedent noun, and similar clauses introduced by conjunctions indicating time or place.

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Non-restrictive relative clauses

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Antecedent is identified only by a dependent clause. Not offset by commas, crucial and essential for understanding. Identifies who someone is, not describes them.

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Restrictive Clauses

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Copying and pasting from the Internet can be done without citing the Internet page, because everything on the Internet is common knowledge and can be used without citation.

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False

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You don't have to use quotation marks when you quote an author as long as you cite the author's name at the end of the paragraph.

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False

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When you summarize a block of text from another work, citing the source at the end of your paper is sufficient.

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False

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If you quote your roommate in an interview, you don't have to cite him/her or use quotation marks.

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False

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You don't have to cite famous proverbs because they're common knowledge

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True

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If you borrow someone's idea and use it in a paper, you don't have to cite it. Your answer, F, for number 6 is correct.

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False

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Using a few phrases from an article and mixing them in with your own words is not plagiarism.

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False

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Song lyrics don't have to be cited.

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False

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If you come across the phrase "era of error" and use it in your paper, you should cite it.

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True

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The date for George Washington's birthday is common knowledge which means you don't have to cite the source in which you found it.

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True

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